Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman:
Sounds like Edmonton is working on a Kailer Yamamoto trade with Detroit.— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 29, 2023
🔁 TRADE 🔁
The #Oilers have traded forward Kailer Yamamoto & forward Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for future considerations.#LetsGoOilers— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 29, 2023
The Oilers have traded Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Red Wings in exchange for future considerations pic.twitter.com/awQXssIADL— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 29, 2023
No salary retained in this trade. Clean deal. https://t.co/yftd4YiDIm— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 29, 2023
UPDATE: The #RedWings today have acquired F Klim Kostin and F Kailer Yamamoto form the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for future considerations. pic.twitter.com/qiNleqsASi— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 29, 2023
It’s all part of the #Yzerplan! 👀#LGRW | #NHLDraft | @BallySports pic.twitter.com/bg4T31QS3v— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) June 29, 2023
Cost to resign Kostin was too high for Oil who are tight to cap. Likely other options out there for him with his strong finish, plus KHL an option. Was a fan favourite.
Oilers super thin on the right side up front – and have clear opening in top 6.— Ryan Rishaug (@TSNRyanRishaug) June 29, 2023
Holland told me this about Kostin last month: “He had a really good year for us. I like where he’s at. Next year, his goal is to get a bigger role. What’s a bigger role? It’s more ice time. What’s more ice time? To go from eight minutes a night to 12 to 14 minutes a night.” https://t.co/1GzfnOiKtY— Michael Traikos (@Michael_Traikos) June 29, 2023
The Red Wings have acquired Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin from the Oilers in exchange for future considerations. 🔁 pic.twitter.com/G14K8wT3R5— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 29, 2023
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired Kailer Yamamoto & Klim Kostin from the Edmonton Oilers for the future considerations. So for nothing. That’s worthy for Detroit in our eyes. Possibly low risk-high reward. pic.twitter.com/VXp1K9j0Pn— Andy & Rono (@ARHockeyStats) June 29, 2023
The Oilers traded forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Red Wings for future considerations on Thursday.https://t.co/UMNzMrTiH5— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) June 29, 2023
Detroit’s Dealing 🤝@kailer_yamamoto and Klim Kostin are heading to Hockeytown!
Details: https://t.co/NPxqUa1hFi pic.twitter.com/bxvhokEg3g— NHL (@NHL) June 29, 2023
Now that Yamamoto and Kostin are in Detroit maybe they have enough to sign UFA Bjugstad— Jim Matheson (@jimmathesonnhl) June 29, 2023
Poison pill as Oilers move Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Koston to Detroit for future considerations? Likely so https://t.co/OHQ7lCSEXt via @edmontonjournal— David Staples (@dstaples) June 29, 2023
Oilers lost a lot of grit and a bunch of personality with Kostin going to Detroit. This and plenty of other draft content at @OilersNation— Robin Brownlee (@Robin_Brownlee) June 29, 2023
Kostin wanted too much money off one fairly good NHL season and Oilers weren’t qualifying him and have him go to arb— Jim Matheson (@jimmathesonnhl) June 29, 2023
Kailer Yamamoto traded to #LGRW
So far he has not met expectations in terms of production. That said he is only 24 and small players take longer to hit their peak. He remains a decent long-term investment in dynasty leagues.https://t.co/FGDHR9Isyw pic.twitter.com/nGtNyPEiwK— Frozen Tools (@FrozenTools) June 29, 2023
I wish Kailer Yamamoto all the best in Detroit. A pleasure to deal with. Great sense of humour, loved chirping anyone and he always had a smile. Hope his neck issues are behind him.— Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) June 29, 2023
Don’t think you’ll find many Oilers fans who weren’t cheering for Yamamoto. Salary dump to Detroit. I figured he’d end up in Seattle.— Terry Jones (@byterryjones) June 29, 2023
Massive disappointment for Yamamoto, moving from Cup contender to 24th-place DET.
“Yes, this hurts,” said a friend of the player.
DET could buy out Yamamoto – AAV of $533,334 this yer and next – or keep him at $3.1 M.
Rights to Kostin may have been Yzerman’s goal.— Mark Spector🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@SportsnetSpec) June 29, 2023
Here’s the Wings’ press release:
RED WINGS ACQUIRE FORWARDS KLIM KOSTIN AND KAILER YAMAMOTO FROM EDMONTON OILERS IN EXCHANGE FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
… Kostin Recorded 21 Points in 57 Games With Edmonton; Yamamoto Collected 25 Points in 58 Games With the Oilers in 2022-23 …
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today acquired center Klim Kostin and right wing Kailer Yamamoto from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for future considerations.
Kostin, 24, spent the majority of the 2022-23 season with the Oilers, recording 21 points (11-10-21), a plus-12 rating and 66 penalty minutes in 57 regular-season games. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound forward also collected five points (3-2-5) and nine penalty minutes in 12 postseason contests. Additionally, Kostin logged four points (2-2-4) and 15 penalty minutes in nine games with the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors during the 2022-23 campaign. Kostin helped Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League win a Gagarin Cup championship in 2020-21, accumulating 18 points (7-11-18), a plus-six rating and 50 penalty minutes in 43 games before adding nine points (5-4-9) and 44 penalty minutes in 24 playoff matchups. Originally selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (31st overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Kostin has registered 32 points (16-16-32) and 89 penalty minutes in 103 NHL games with the Blues and Oilers since 2019-20. He has also compiled 92 points (34-58-92) and 263 penalty minutes in 207 AHL games with the San Antonio Rampage and Condors.
A native of Penza, Russia, Kostin made his professional debut with Dynamo Moscow in the KHL during the 2016-17 season, finishing with a plus-one rating and 27 penalty minutes in eight games. Kostin also netted one goal and four penalty minutes in nine appearances with Dynamo Balashikha of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) in 2016-17. On the international stage, Kostin captained Russia to a bronze medal at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, notching six points (3-3-6) and 10 penalty minutes in seven games. He also competed at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship, showing eight points (5-3-8) and a plus-seven rating in five appearances. Kostin recorded seven points (4-3-7) and 29 penalty minutes in five games at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, along with four assists and four penalty minutes in five games captaining Russia at the 2016 IIHF World Under-18 Championship.
Yamamoto, 24, spent the entire 2022-23 season with the Oilers and tallied 25 points (10-15-25), a plus-12 rating and 24 penalty minutes in 58 games, in addition to four points (1-3-4) in 12 postseason appearances. The 5-foot-8, 153-pound forward set career highs in games played (81), goals (20), assists (21), points (41), power play goals (3), game-winning goals (4) and shots (114) with Edmonton during the 2021-22 campaign, along with seven points (2-5-7) and 10 penalty minutes in 14 playoff matchups. Originally selected by Edmonton in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Yamamoto has totaled 118 points (50-68-118) and 106 penalty minutes in 244 games with the franchise since 2017-18. He also had 34 points (18-16-34) and 32 penalty minutes in 50 contests with Bakersfield from 2018-20, representing the club at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic.
A native of Spokane, Wash., Yamamoto played four seasons with the Western Hockey League’s Spokane Chiefs from 2014-18 prior to turning professional. In all, Yamamoto recorded 291 points (105-186-291), a plus-68 rating and 148 penalty minutes in 230 games with the Chiefs, in addition to 14 points (4-10-14) and 22 penalty minutes in 19 playoff matchups. He also spent time with the U.S. National Team Development Program, logging 14 points (7-7-14) in nine games with the under-18 team during the 2015-16 season and seven points (3-4-7) in seven games with the under-17 group in 2014-15. On the international stage, Yamamoto won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship, adding four points (2-2-4), a plus-three rating and four penalty minutes in seven games. He also won a bronze medal at the 2016 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, amassing 13 points (7-6-13), a plus-seven rating and 12 penalty minutes in seven contests at the 2016 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. Yamamoto collected seven points (4-3-7) and 14 penalty minutes in four games at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
Mark Twain
There may not be an @EdmontonOilers that epitomized this quote more than @kailer_yamamoto
Good luck with @DetroitRedWings— Gene Principe (@GenePrincipe) June 29, 2023
